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Imphal, Manipur·music · farmland

Manipuri folks sing Khullang Eshei - old Manipuri pastoral folk song at Sangai Festival in Imphal. Khullang Esei is completely the improvisation of the singers without any written script.

dance · music

Choreographed Pung Cholom presented by Manipuri folks during Sangai festival in Manipur. The Pung cholom is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and Classical Manipuri dance.

dance · music

Choreographed Pung Cholom by Manipuri Cultural Folks during Sangai festival in Manipur. The Pung cholom is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and Classical Manipuri dance.

festival · dance

Young girls dance to western song during Orange festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the "…

festival · dance

Young beauties from Northeast in their glittery outfits walk the ramp and dance to western music during Miss Orange Beauty contest in Tamenglong.

music · festival

Manipuri singer sings 'Hingminnashi Eikhoi', a Manipuri song during Orange Festival in Manipur.

festival · music

Tribal lad from Manipur sings Manipuri song during Orange Festival in Tamenglong. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the…

dance · music

Sangai closing ceremony ends with a colourful 'Machu Taret ki Mashek Mangaal' dance, Pena musicians and martial arts group in Manipur.

festival · music

Ringmei love song 'i zian ne' performed during Orange Festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing…

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Ringmei singer sings love song 'i zian ne' during Orange Festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. vi Jo Jo Jason at Neneu on-stage performance during Orange Festival on 9 Dec 2015.

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Rohan sings Ten Thousand Reasons, a Gospel song at the Miss Manipur 2017 in India.

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Rohan sings 'Knockin On Heaven's Door' song at the Miss Manipur 2017 in India.

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Rohan sings 'Wonderful Tonight' song at the Miss Manipur 2017 in India.

festival · music

Today is the full-moon day of Lamta, the last month of the Manipuri lunar calendar. Men and women are assembled here this evening for a ritual - that of burning a thatched hut made of hay and bamboo - what the Manipuris also call Yaoshang M…

music · dance

Literally translated as 'Roar of the Drum', Pung Cholam uses drums, percussion and energetic rythmic dance, that gently builds up to a climax.

Tamil Nadu·music · flowers

A pregnant European woman in Pondicherry gets overcharged by a local woman for affixing a band of flowers in her hair. Amid much indistinct chatter, the flower band is negotiated down from Rs. 50 to 20 and the deal is struck.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · river

The Mashaan Holi is played with colour mixed with ash from dead bodies that were cremated at the cremation grounds of Varanasi! May not be suitable for viewing by minors.

coastline · music

An Indian sadhu dressed as Lord Krishna plays sea-shell embedded flute during Ardh Kumbh in India.

Maharashtra·politics · music

Far-right Hindu nationalists in Mumbai have doused the head of an Indian think-tank head in black ink in protest at the launch of a book by a former Pakistani foreign minister.

dance · music

Nepali folk dance performed during Sikkim Winter Carnival in India's state of Sikkim. Viewer Anup Lohorung informs us that "This is Sakela dance of the (Khumbu) Rai tribe and the song describes and portrays the process of harvesting crops.…

Telangana·dance · music

Kumar Basnet, Nepali singer and dancer speaks about art in Nepal. He says, "It was in the 70s, I was in Delhi and we stayed at Hyderabad house and we performed at Hotel Ashoka. We performed about our Nepali culture.

flowers · music

Calotes versicolor or the Indian Garden Lizard basking in the sun. The Oriental Garden Lizard, Eastern Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia.

Uttarakhand·river · festival

Shivamani joins evening Ganga aarti at Parmarth ghat and enthralls everyone with his performance during International Yoga Festival, India. Sivamani’s style is deceptive for the uninitiated.